Vancouver Good

I regularly tell anyone that listens that the BEST facial in town is at Breathe Spa, a wonderful boutique spa downtown that I plan to frequent forever. However, I have always heard great things about Skoah. I  remember years ago when Skoah’s first location opened in Yaletown, I met my friends after their facials and [...]

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Yesterday, I went on a fun “hard hat” tour of the Fairmont Pacific Rim hotel and their Willow Stream Spa. The hotel opens January 2010  (and is already fully booked for the Olympics), and the spa opens in February 2010. Amidst the blustery, rainy, horrible day, myself and 10 additonal ladies from the Downtown Networking [...]

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The sun is shining, which  means the sandals are coming out and it’s pedicure season for us ladies! Vancouver certainly has a LOT of spas, but the below shortlist are my standbys that I return to regularly. Bloom Essentials – Kitsilano, #3 – 1854 W. 1st Ave (@ Burrard) Best for: Pedicures with your girlfriends; [...]

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I never thought I could love facials so much until I discovered Breathe Spa. Breathe Spa is a boutique style spa that just moved into a beautiful space at 464 Granville St (b/w Pender and Hastings). What makes the facials so extraordinary? Well. First, it’s a full 2 hours long. And while they follow the [...]

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